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EVENT: Sir John Vickers – “How Much Capital Should UK Banks Have?” Wednesday 18th May, 9am-10.15am, The Attlee Suite, Portcullis House New City Agenda is delighted to invite you to: “How Much Capital Should UK Banks Have?” A talk by Sir John…

EVENT: Martin Wolf: The Shifts and the Shocks: What we’ve learned – and still have to learn – from the financial crisis Wednesday 27th January, 9am-10am, Committee Room 10, House of Commons New City Agenda is delighted to invite you…

EVENT: Sir Martin Sorrell – “Consolidation, Collaboration and Creativity: 3 Current Pre-Occupations” Tuesday 20th October 2015, 9.00am-10.00am, Committee Room 9, House of Commons New City Agenda is delighted to invite you to Consolidation, Collaboration and Creativity: 3 Current Pre-Occupations A…

Taxing banks: Budget changes shift burden from large systemically important international banks to challenger banks and those funded through retail deposits Changes to bank taxation in the Budget increase the burden on challenger banks and fail to take into account…

EVENT: Professor Anat Admati – “What’s Wrong With Banking and What to Do About it” Thursday 10th September, 8.45am-10.00am, Committee Room 10, House of Commons New City Agenda is delighted to invite you to What’s Wrong With Banking and What…

Holvi is the Finnish bank aiming to provide a banking service to the “Makers and Doers” of the small business community. It is offering small business tools and online payments on top of its current account.

Most bank accounts help you spend money, but penalise you for small mistakes. Moven and Simple are part of a new generation of bank accounts that will help you spend your money wisely – helping you to meet your financial goals. They are changing what it means to use a bank account – moving it from a tool to make transactions to a tool to manage your money.

Mobile banking is the fastest growing way consumers access their account, with the number of customers using a mobile banking app doubling over the past year. How should banks ensure that their mobile apps are more than glorified spreadsheets? Credit Agricole uses the power of its customers’ imagination to drive the development of apps in its CA app store.

When was the last time you ‘liked’ your bank’s official Facebook page? Or Re-Tweeted something positive about them? What did you receive in return for highlighting this bank to your friends? At Germany’s Fidor bank (Banken Mit Freuden) each social interaction you have with the bank is rewarded. Social banking is at the heart of its business model.

Lord Gus O’Donnell gave an insightful lecture to a New City Agenda audience on 10th July 2014 – sharing his views on how the banking sector could learn from lessons within the public sector and the values and approaches from within areas of the private sector…